A missed diagnosis of sputum crust with fiberoptic bronchoscope causing extubation failure: a case report.
Kun QianYiyong WeiXingkui LiuZhengfu LiSong CaoDan WenJunhua ShiYu ZhangYiNan ZhangPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2023)
FOB examination may miss specific areas in endotracheal intubation (ETI) patients, particularly the tracheal wall between the subglottis and distal end of the tracheal catheter, where sputum crust can be concealed. When diagnostic examinations with FOB are inconclusive, high-resolution chest CT can be helpful in identifying hidden sputum crust.
Keyphrases
- cystic fibrosis
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- high resolution
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiac surgery
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- cardiac arrest
- minimally invasive
- acute kidney injury
- respiratory failure
- image quality
- positron emission tomography
- intensive care unit
- patient reported